Dark Vampire Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Hey everybody! This thread is simple! Rather than having a million little threads about everything that goes on at Walibi Belgium, this thread is designed to consolidate it all into one user-friendly thread. Feel free to use it to post updates, trip reports, questions, comments, and of course, general discussion. For pictures and videos of the park as well as past updates, see TPR's Park Index Page. Official Park Website Below are some links to past updates from the park, you may be interested in. Enjoy! --Robb _____________________________________________________ 2006 February 7th, 2006 - Park announces new kind of coaster, a Mountain Glider (SEE BELOW) June 6th, 2006 - Track work is complete July 13th, 2006 - Vertigo opening is pushed back to 2007 2007 June 14th, 2007 - Vertigo opens 2008 October 10th, 2008 - Park decides to close the troubled Vertigo for good 2009 January 8th, 2009 - Vertigo is dismantled March 9th, 2009 - Turbine will be closed for the 2009 season 2011 January 30th, 2011 - Plans to re-open Turbine revealed 2012 April 6th, 2012 - Park officially announces that Turbine will re-open in 2013 2013 May 16th, 2013 - More info on Psyke Underground (formerly Turbine) July 6th, 2013 - Walibi Connect RFID social media system announced! August 4th, 2013 - Psyke Underground song up for download on iTunes! 2015 February 12th, 2015 - Park announces a Mack "PowerSplash" for 2016 2017 June 22nd, 2017 - 100 Million Euro investment over the next 6 years to bring 10 new rides, including 4 new coasters. One coaster will be the largest and fastest in Benelux. September 26th, 2017 - More details on the park's 6 year planincluding a shooting dark ride for 2019 2018 September 28th, 2018 - Ride vehicle revealed for 2019 shooting dark ride "Popcorn Revenge" 2023 February 9th, 2023 - Major Aqaulibi water park expansion announced! _____________________________________________________ Original Post: It is going to be a new type of rollercoaster: http://www.rcdb.com/nl/m/id3457.htm http://www.3dba.com/?nid=5020 http://www.input-projekt.com/english/projekte/hardware/mountain_glider/projekt_hard_01.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krouvi Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Very strange coaster. I didn't understand how it is working and what kind of lift hill it got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Is it going to be like one of those Setpoint coasters (Ghoster Coaster at PKI)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollermonkey Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 It does look like the same track as a Caripro Batflyer, but with 4 across seating. Interesting. That park is on my planned list for this year, so I hope it is up and running if I get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hattuchili Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Hmm, looks interesting for me! Maybe it could be a funny ride! I am looking forward to the first construction pics. --Sören Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Are they putting this where they RIPPED out the corkscrew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I think it's going pretty near the big lake, but my geography of Walibi Belgium isn't great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimace Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 That looks like it would be fun, hopefully the four-across seating will help the capacity problems that these types of rides always face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyBrewer Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 So let me get this... it's a very slow B&M invert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightypotato Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 That is just messed up. It looks like it would be a fun ride to go on, yet needlessly messed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Wow, very unusual. That's actually a pretty decent drop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalzero Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I'll be going to this park at the end of May, looks quite fun. Which park is gonna open one which spans a valley..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishmaster Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Are they putting this where they RIPPED out the corkscrew? That's where they put the station building. The ride will also go through the Western and Italian areas of the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbeal Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I'm actually really looking forward to this. Its something pretty damn different from anything else out there. Its Europe's tallest inverted coaster too, which is another selling point. I just hope to god its open when I go in July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterguy618 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Looks ok. This is one coaster that I think dosn't look to fun except for the first drop. I mean it is pretty high (130 ft) for a coaster like that. So thats cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Joe Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I used to design cable-stayed and arch bridges so this coaster concept is pretty nifty. It is a great idea for minimizing supports. It is essentially a series of catenary suspension cables(straight drops) anchored by the towers that support the curved sections. If anyone has access for construction pictures, I would be very appreciative. Just curious if they will construct the cable like other suspension bridges. The pics on the site show a sheathed suspension cable with steel bands. If constructed like a typical suspension bridge cable, this coaster may in fact have miles of tiny strands combined together for the main support. Unfortunately, the drops and climbs are "pre-determined" by the end heights, cable span, and desired cable sag. These can be manipulated to give a good ride but the free-form curves in standard coasters are gone....unless they figured out some way to make the cable a bending member instead of a tension member. I assume the reason for the four-man pod instead of a longer train is to minimize the deformation of the cable as the train crosses. I hope to ride one of these very soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Essentially it comes across as a huge multi-person zipline. Reading the feature in First Drop a couple of eyars back was a good eye-opener, and I'm glad a park pretty near to me in the world has got one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Insane Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Wasn't much in a hurry to go back to this park after visting last year, seeing I might be in Belgium again sometime this year gusse could tick this off. Coaster wise dose look quite fun and be something new for me of this type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astat Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 So let me get this... it's a very slow B&M invert More like a HUGE (180 feet!) Batflyer with better capacity. And I don't think it will be like a zipline, it probably has steel track just like a regular Batflyer. It's listed as steel on RCDB, and if it was just a cable, it wouldn't be a coaster. (Sky Rides aren't credits last I checked anyway! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DATman Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I think this looks really cool! It's really original, as it redesigns the bat-flyer, and hopefully it isn't a capacity nightmare. I personally think that it looks like it won't be, as there are 2 lifts, and the fact that it is 4 per train, instead of the usual 1 or 2 for the bat-flyers. Plus, there are more trains (eight) than the bat-flyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollermonkey Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 When is this supposed to open? I have this park penciled in for early June. Has ground been broken yet? It certainly looks like an easy install... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbeal Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I believe its not due to open until summer. I'm not sure of the exact dates, but you might just get lucky if you're there in June. I'm crossing everything for it being open in July when I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Joe Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 This is actually nothing like a batflyer....structure-wise. Sure, it's inverted and the track looks the same...but the batflyers have supports at relatively even spacing throughout the entire ride. There is a steel tube sheilding a cable which acts as the "track". The cable is the main support element for the straight hills. Notice how there are NO intermediate supports between the towers....hence the catenary curve shape of all the drops. This ride is a series of suspension cable drops anchored by curved sections to line-up the vehicle for the next straight cable drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollermonkey Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 ^ Logan, UT, eh? And do you work for, say... a company that uses air to power amusement attractions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Yeah, I'm not sure of the dates but considering July time is when the kids are on holiday and the park will be at its busiest, it maybe be borderline whether it opens in time for your visit - I hope it does though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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